Another new beginning, from a few years back

“Alfred Waud’s drawing captures the exuberance of the Little Rock, Arkansas, African American community as the U. S. Colored Troops returned home at the end of the Civil War. The victorious soldiers are joyously greeted by women and children.”

From the Library of Congress’ “African-American Odyssey, Part 1”

Dual-posted in Southern Unionists Chronicles.

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Tagged: African-American soldiers, Alfred Waud, American Civil War, Arkansas, Civil War, Little Rock, Southern Unionists, U.S.C.T., United States Colored Troops

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